Specialization

VANET, SDN, Optimization

Email

manisha.panjeta@thapar.edu

Education
•    PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India in 2020.
•    M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India in 2015.
•    B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India in 2012. 
Trainings
•    Certified in courses from Course-Era in fields Machine Learning, Blockchain, Algorithms from various foreign universities
•    Certifications in various QIPs/FDPs from organizations like VJTI Mumbai, PEC Chandigarh, etc.
• Experience
1.    Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, Thapar University Patiala, India (June 2022 - present)
2.    Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, NMIMS University, Mumbai, India (Aug 2021- May 2022)
3.    Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology, Mumbai India (September 2020- August 2021)
4.    Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai (July 2019- May 2020)

Journal publications
1.    Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit (2019) “Network Selection and Data Dissemination in Heterogeneous Software-defined Vehicular Network” Journal of Computer Networks, Elsevier, vol. 161, pp. 32-34. (SCIE indexed, Impact factor: 5.4) 
2.    Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit (2019). “Optimal path for data dissemination in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks using meta-heuristic,” Computers & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 76, pp. 40-55. (SCIE Indexed, Impact factor: 4.15) 
3.    Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit (2018) “A stable and reliable data dissemination scheme based on intelligent forwarding in VANETs,” International Journal of Communication Systems, Wiley e3869. (SCIE Indexed, Impact factor: 1.88) 
4.    Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit, Krishn K Mishra, Arun Kumar Sangaiah, Zhigao Zheng (2017). “A survey on software-defined networking in vehicular ad hoc networks: Challenges, applications and use cases,” Sustainable Cities and Society, Elsevier, vol. 35, pp. 830-840. (SCIE Indexed, Impact factor: 10.6) 
5.    Swati Sharma, Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit, Neeraj Kumar (2022) Channel capacity optimization scheme for safety applications in vehicular ad hoc networks, International Journal of Communication Systems, Wiley e3869. (SCIE Indexed, Impact factor: 1.88)
6.    Darsh Parekh, Nishi Poddar, Aakash Rajpurkar, Manisha Chahal, Neeraj Kumar, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi  and Woong Cho (2022) “A Review on Autonomous Vehicles: Progress, Methods and Challenges” Journal of Electronics, vol. 11, pp. 21-62 (SCIE Indexed, Impact factor: 2.65)  

International Conference
1.    Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit “Data Dissemination in Heterogeneous Software-defined Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks,” International Conference on Electrical and Computer Technologies, Coimbatore, Springer’s Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Scopus, 2019.
2.    Manisha Chahal and Sandeep Harit (2017). “Towards software-defined vehicular communication: Architecture and use cases,” In Proceedings of International Conference on Computing, Communication and Automation (ICCCA2017) IEEE, Greater Noida, India, pp. 534-538.
3.    Swati Sharma, Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit ( 2018) “Fair Channel Distribution-based Congestion Control in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks” International Conference on Innovative Computing and Communication (ICICC-2019), Springer AISC series, Scopus Indexed, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic.
4.    Swati Sharma, Manisha Chahal, Sandeep Harit ( 2018) “Transmission Rate-based Congestion Control in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks” International Conference on Artificial Intelligence- AICAI’19, IEEE, Amity University, Dubai.